Spider Magazine September 2017

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Melvin's already

got his wings.

I don't believe it! I must see

this with my own eyeballs!

You'd better go see him ronto!

Word around the weeds is Melvin

joined the Dark Moth Club. They're

taking off tonight.

Pronto?

That's

Spanish for

 'quick.'